Comparison

Evolve Run vs Merge Grabber

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Evolve Run

Multiply your number and evolve as you progress through the game. Avoid obstacles and find the best path to reach the top. Start from the beginning and climb your way to victory.

Highlights
  • Number multiplication
  • Character evolution
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Level progression
  • Simple controls
Features
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Ready to multiply your number and evolve. Start from the beginning and reach the top! Stay away from red walls. Find the best thing that you can evolve!

About

Merge Grabber

Engage in classic 2048-style gameplay to collect characters and boost your firepower. Strategically merge numbers to build a powerful force capable of defeating the zombie army.

Highlights
  • Classic 2048 gameplay
  • Character collection
  • Increase firepower
  • Crush zombie army
  • Strategic merging
Features
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Collect characters to increase your firepower, crush the zombie army!

Screenshots

Evolve Run4 screens
Merge Grabber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Merge Grabber at 4.6 against Evolve Run's 3.7. Merge Grabber also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 6) and review sentiment (19% vs 0%). Evolve Run's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Merge Grabber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Evolve Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Merge Grabber holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Merge Grabber has 15K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Evolve Run's written reviews are positive against 19% of Merge Grabber's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evolve Run ships an update every 2 months, Merge Grabber every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Evolve Run versus Merge Grabber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvolve RunMerge Grabber
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.6 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews19.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings615K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB249 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEmrullah Can DemirpolatVoodoo

Customer experience

Evolve Run

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Merge Grabber

All ratings15,107 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral17.4%
Negative63.2%

Bugs and requests

Evolve Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Merge Grabber

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Map freezes at high scores
  • Negative cash balance glitch
  • Crashes on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add difficulty levels
  • Improve map navigation
  • Faster upgrade process
  • Fix high score issues

In-app purchases

None

Evolve Run

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Merge Grabber

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Evolve Run free?
Evolve Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merge Grabber free?
Merge Grabber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Evolve Run or Merge Grabber?
Merge Grabber is rated higher. Evolve Run averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Merge Grabber averages 4.6 from 15K ratings.
Do Evolve Run or Merge Grabber have ads?
Merge Grabber shows ads; Evolve Run does not.
Which is updated more often, Evolve Run or Merge Grabber?
Evolve Run ships an update every 2 months, and Merge Grabber every 3 weeks. Most recently, Evolve Run was updated on November 3, 2026 and Merge Grabber on November 8, 2026.

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